FACTBOX-Military deaths in Afghanistan
Source: Reuters
Dec 7 (Reuters) - A British Marine killed during a 10-hour battle with Afghan Taliban guerrillas this week may have been hit by friendly aircraft firing in support, the military said on Thursday. Several Royal Marines and soldiers who fought in Garmser in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday told Reuters at the scene they believe the marine was killed by incoming fire from friendly aircraft. Here are the latest figures for foreign military deaths in Afghanistan since the Taliban government was toppled in 2001: NATO/U.S.-LED COALITION FORCES: United States 358 Britain 42 Canada 44 Spain 19 Germany 18 Other nations 34 TOTAL: 515 About 3,800 people, most of them militants but including civilians, Afghan troops, aid workers and more than 180 foreign soldiers, have been killed in fighting in 2006. Sources: Reuters/icasualties.org
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